I Want You F.D.R.
Artifact IDMO 1979.58a
Object Type
Poster, Political
Artist
James Montgomery Flagg
(American illustrator, painter, and author, 1877-1960)
Issuing Body
Independent Voters' Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt
(American, founded 1944)
Date1944
Mediumpaper on board
Dimensionsoverall H 21 1/4 in x W 16 3/8 in (54 cm x 41.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA 1944 campaign poster. The color poster features an illustration of Uncle Sam, in the upper left, pointing towards the viewer. In the lower right is an illustration of Franklin D. Roosevelt with the artist's facsimile signature below it: JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG. Blue and red text on the poster reads: I WANT YOU / F.D.R. / STAY / AND FINISH / THE JOB! Additional text in the lower left corner indicates the poster was issued by the Independent Voters' Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt. A New York union bug is in lower right corner of the poster.
Additional DetailsCredit LineGift of Joseph Jacobs
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view
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